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#cbc9be

Color #cbc9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Conversions

HEX
#cbc9be
RGB
rgb(203, 201, 190)
HSL
hsl(50.8, 11.1%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(50.8, 6.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 1%, 6.4%, 20.4%)
LAB
lab(80.84, -1.26, 5.74)
LCH
lch(80.84, 5.88, 102.38)
OKLCH
oklch(83.4%, 0.0153, 98.29)
HWB
hwb(50.8, 74.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec0cb

Analogous

#cbc3be
#cbc9be
#c7cbbe

Triadic

#cbc9be
#becbc9
#c9becb

Split-complementary

#cbc9be
#bec7cb
#c3becb

Tetradic

#cbc9be
#c0cbbe
#bec0cb
#c9becb

Square

#cbc9be
#becbc3
#bec0cb
#cbbec7

Shades

Color #cbc9be mixed toward black.

#aeab9a
#918d75
#6d6a57
#49473a
#24231d

Tints

Color #cbc9be mixed toward white.

#d4d2c9
#dcdbd4
#e5e4df
#eeede9
#f6f6f4

Tones

Color #cbc9be mixed toward gray.

#cac8bf
#c9c8c0
#c8c7c1
#c7c6c2
#c6c5c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
1.66:1
Aa Black text on this color
12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacac1 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#cacac1 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#cbc3c3 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 5.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS
background-color: #cbc9be;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#cbc9be]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700
Cornsilk #fff8dc
Khaki #f0e68c
Lemon Chiffon #fffacd
Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa
Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#cbc9be (#cbc9be) is rgb(203, 201, 190) in RGB.

No, #cbc9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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